Who did Lisa Faulkner play in EastEnders and when did she leave the show?

“I’m so happy to be joining the cast of EastEnders,” she said in a statement when her role was announced in 2017. “It’s an iconic show and I can’t wait to play my part in it.

“Fi Browning is a hugely exciting character.”

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Lisa has been dating John Torode since 2012

Lisa has also revealed that her boyfriend John Torode helped her learn her lines.

She said: "He’s so excited and he’s a really big EastEnders fan. They gave me cards of all the characters and said go back and look at all the people, and see who they are. And we put them out on the bench in the kitchen, and every card I put down he knew them! He knew which family they were in and everything.

"He’s been helping me learn my lines! He’s very Aussie. He’s very sweet but he reads all the stage directions.

"We just go through the lines and I know I’ve got five minutes and he’ll read them all out. And if it’s not quite exactly the lines he’ll go 'oh no you missed out "he"' and I’ll say 'No it’s fine!'."

Fi eventually came good after learning the true nature of her father, James Willmott-Brown, and left the Square just after Christmas after handing the deeds of the cafe back to Kathy Beale.

The actress played stylish and sophisticated businesswoman Fi Browning

What else has Lisa Faulkner been in?

Lisa is most famed for her role in Holby City, in which she played Victoria Merrick in 43 episodes running between 1999-2001.

Victoria was a much-loved character on the show but was stabbed to death in her own home.

She has also appeared in several long-running TV series, including Murder in Suburbia, Brookside and New Street Law.